With Wrestlemania XVIII taking place this Sunday in Miami, I wanted to take a look at how WWE 12 would simulate the matches.

There were some problems with the simulation:
• There was no 12-man tag team match option, so I decided to forgo the Team Teddy vs. Team Johnny match.
• Chris Jericho isn’t in the game. I went with one of the more popular create-a-wrestler builds I found online. His rating was 96, which puts him in the upper echelon of WWE 12 and two points ahead of his opponent, CM Punk.
• There’s no Maria Menounos. Since it took me 20 minutes to build Jericho, I didn’t feel like building Menounos, so I skipped the Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos vs. Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Eve match.
• I couldn’t figure out how to get a special ref, so the Undertaker-Triple H match didn’t include Shawn Michaels as the referee.

The fights ran in full with both combatants played by the computer.

Check out the full results after the jump.

• Randy Orton vs. Kane
The fight went back-and-forth at the beginning, but Orton took over with his speed as the match progressed. Orton ended the match with his RKO.Orton wins via pinfall.

• Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Big Show
Cody Rhodes pushed the fight early, eluding the Big Show with his far superior speed. Ultimately, the Big Show’s power proved to be too overwhelming.Big Show wins the International belt via pinfall.

• World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus
Bryan showed hustle and resilience throughout the match, reversing out of holds and countering power moves, but like the previous match, Sheamus’ power proved to be too dominating and a new world heavyweight champ is crowned.Sheamus wins via pinfall.

The Undertaker vs. Triple H (Hell in a Cell Match with special referee Shawn Michaels)
The Undertaker is undefeated at Wrestlemania, going 20-0, including two wins over Triple H. Plus he has a higher rating, so he’s coming in as the favorite. This was actually a fun match to watch. There were crazy momentum shifts and big comebacks throughout. The Undertaker hit Triple H with the Tombstone Piledriver early, but Triple H kicked out after a two-count. Triple H rallied and Pedigreed his 6-foot-10 opponent, only to have that be kicked out at two. As they traded rallies, Undertaker looked like he was going for another piledriver and missed. Triple H capitalized and hit his Pedigree again, ending the streak.Triple H wins via pinfall.

• Main Event: John Cena vs. The Rock
The Rock never gained and traction against John Cena during the match. Cena hit his Attitude Adjustment for a quick win.John Cena wins via pinfall.

I hope you review the actual event, Joe. It’s likely only a third of the matches you simulated will have similar outcomes. Why don’t you give us your predictions instead of a simulation? Just don’t get too creative with your outcomes unless you want WWE to offer you a writer’s job.

A&E reporter John Wenzel has covered a variety of topics for The Denver Post over the years, including video games, comedy, music and the fine arts. He's been playing and loving video games since his dad brought home a sweet ColecoVision in 1983. Catch him on PSN as beardsandgum.

Hugh got his start writing for the Cheyenne and Woodmen Edition newspapers in Colorado Springs. In 2011 he moved to Denver where he has written for Denver Urban Spectrum and Colorado Community Media’s Wheat Ridge Transcript. Hugh joined The Denver Post in 2014 as an editorial assistant.